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Phyllis Orrick 8:30 a.m., Sept. 21
Ian Anderson
Articles by Ian Anderson
Bowlegged BBQ is your next Texas temptation
Music, art, and slowly smoked meats converge in Mount Hope
There’s music and art all around me as I dig in to a pile of BBQ meats. Old soul and R&B album covers hang, framed on the walls, packed in alongside stylized paintings depicting scenes ...
Fruitcraft makes just about everything but beer
The fruit wine specialist now ferments grapes, apples, honey, and teas
When Fruitcraft Fermentery and Distillery dropped anchor in Hillcrest two years ago, it primarily carried on the work of its original brand iteration, California Fruit Wine. That is, it fermented wine from virtually every type ...
Mary’s Gourmet: ghost salad restaurant
Miramar kitchen delivers big, healthy chopped salads to your doorstep
It’s probably fair to count me among the nine out of ten of Americans the CDC says don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables. One problem is that my preferred diet of tacos, fried chicken, and ...
Trust the Breakfast B in suite 3825
Sassy brunch spot brings life to a struggling Hillcrest location
It’s tough to ignore a restaurant name like Breakfast Bitch. Which could prove to be important, because the willfully sassy breakfast spot recently filled in a Hillcrest location that’s been devastating to its past few ...
Revolt Wine Co. targets a different kind of wine drinker
The keg-only local wine label wants its wine where there’s live music
No adult beverage is more closely tied to a sense of geography than wine. Names of wine growing regions are used as shorthand for quality, attributed to an appellation’s terroir. In other words, the flavor ...
San Diego Reader 2019 Burgers issue
From Oceanside to Escondido to Sherman Heights to Mount Laguna
Ian Anderson Look out for the burger of the day A hub for carnivores in Escondido’s historic downtown, it might be tough to notice the burgers past all the smoked meats and poutine. You’ll do ...
Lido’s Italian Foods are too classic to be pretty
A mid-century Italian restaurant survives, despite the times
When the server places a thick white ceramic plate on the table, it’s all but spilling over with a pile of spaghetti. The noodles, and the two racquetball size meatballs astride them, are so drenched ...
Claro Coffee goes with the grain
An industrial zone lumber shop furnishes the prettiest café in town
The best looking coffee shop in San Diego has sprung up in a surprising place: within a specialty lumber shop in the Morena district. Claro Coffee serves locally roasted coffee from Zumbar Coffee & Tea, ...
This 55 Thai fries chicken thighs
Healthy, affordable Thai chain grows into large Pacific Beach restaurant
When 55 Thai Kitchen first appeared in the cramped back room of a corner market in Golden Hill, the community-minded eatery had me intrigued. When the food turned out to be good, in addition to ...
